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Bombardier beetles are ground beetles (Carabidae) in the tribes Brachinini, Paussini, Ozaenini, or Metriini—more than 500 species altogether—which are most notable for the defense mechanism that gives them their name: when disturbed, they eject a hot noxious chemical spray from the tip of the abdomen with a popping sound.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... the bombardier beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... colloquially known as the Asian bombardier beetle [2] (miidera beetle in Japan) is a species of ground beetle from Japan, ...
The beetles release chemicals the ants find rewarding, and in return receive protection for themselves and their larvae. The beetles also gain a source of food in the relationship—the ants. Female Paussus lay their eggs in ant nests. The larvae develop in the nest and are apparently fed by the ants.
Pheropsophus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is considered a sister group of the genus Pheropsophidius within the subtribe Pheropsophina . [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
Brachinus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Nearctic, Palearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Beetles in this genus are commonly referred to as bombardier beetles . The genus contains the following species: [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikispecies; ... the American bombardier beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. [1] [2 ...